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Silicon dioxide
EC / List no.: 231-545-4
CAS no.: 7631-86-9
Mol. formula: O2Si
Substance is known to be on the EEA market in nanomaterial form. |
- Substance included in the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP).
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Biocidal Uses
This substance is approved for use as a biocide in the EEA and/or Switzerland, for: controlling insects, ants, etc..
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
coating products,
inks and toners,
adhesives and sealants,
polishes and waxes,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
cosmetics and personal care products,
washing & cleaning products and
pharmaceuticals.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and
outdoor use.
Article service life
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal),
of articles where the substances are not intended to be released and where the conditions of use do not promote release and
industrial abrasion processing with high release rate (e.g. sanding operations or paint stripping by shot-blasting).
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment) and
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).
This substance can be found in complex articles, with no release intended:
machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical/electronic products e.g. refrigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, computers, telephones, drills, saws, smoke detectors, thermostats, radiators, large-scale stationary industrial tools) and
Vehicles (e.g. personal vehicles, delivery vans, boats, trains, metro or planes)).
This substance can be found in products with material based on:
stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material),
plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones),
metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery) and
wood (e.g. floors, furniture, toys).
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
adsorbents,
coating products,
adhesives and sealants,
pH regulators and water treatment products and
non-metal-surface treatment products.
This substance is used in the following areas:
health services,
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
agriculture, forestry and fishing.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals and
textile, leather or fur.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners),
outdoor use,
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and
outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
coating products,
polishes and waxes,
non-metal-surface treatment products and
inks and toners.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures and
formulation in materials.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
adsorbents,
pH regulators and water treatment products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
polymers,
coating products,
non-metal-surface treatment products and
metal surface treatment products.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and
agriculture, forestry and fishing.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals and
textile, leather or fur.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in the production of articles,
in processing aids at industrial sites,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
as processing aid,
as processing aid and
of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance.
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